Wilmington, DE
Census ZIP code profile for Wilmington, DE - 10 ZIPs, total population 215,619. Median income, home value, education, commute, and demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2023 5-Year Estimates.
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ACS city ledger plate
Sheet WILMINGTON-DE · Wilmington, DE 10 ZIPs · 215,619 pop · #6118/25278 · New Castle County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-MID · OWN-MID · POP-MID · SPREAD-SPLIT · HOME-MID
- INC-HIGH $91,226
- RANK-UPPER #6118/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Newark
- BOOK-MID 10 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 65% owners
- POP-MID 215,619
- SPREAD-SPLIT 19801→19807
- HOME-MID $376,910
Nearest income peer: Newark, DE ( $3,112 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Wilmington
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Wilmington on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Port Penn · lowest
Port Penn · lowest
$71,282 median HH income
- Claymont · near
Claymont · near
$76,939 median HH income
- Saint Georges · near
Saint Georges · near
$82,604 median HH income
- Delaware City · near
Delaware City · near
$83,681 median HH income
- Newark · near
Newark · near
$88,114 median HH income
- Wilmington · this city
Wilmington · this city
$91,226 median HH income
- Hockessin · highest
Hockessin · highest
$172,696 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Wilmington, DE sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a mid-size population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.
- Top 24%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 215,619
- city population (Census)
- 10
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $91,226
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
High-income city with a manageable ZIP set (10 codes). Median household income averages $91,226 against unemployment of 4.8%. Home values around $376,910 and rents near $1,419 usually move together, compare two adjacent ZIPs when school-catchment pockets matter.
Wilmington lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing New Castle County: Bear, Middletown and Hockessin earn more and Newark, New Castle and Claymont earn less. Hockessin marks the far end of that range at $172,696, 89% above Wilmington.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Wilmington differ
Wilmington's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $52,810 in ZIP 19801 to $153,341 in ZIP 19807, while home values span $194,600 in 19802 to $936,900 in 19807. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 2.9×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 4.8×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 23.4 points
19801 to 19807
19802 to 19807
19803 to 19801
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Wilmington residents fan out across many ZIPs
Population is spread across 10 codes in Wilmington. The densest, 19805, still represents only about 19% of the 215,619 residents, so no single ZIP stands in for the city.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Dense employer mosaic across Wilmington
Citywide ZBP: 9,534 establishments, 143,800 employees , annual payroll $13,189,773k (~44 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 10 of 10 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 19801 (2,585 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (1,809) · also Health care and social assistance · Finance and insurance .
ZIP Codes in Wilmington, DE
These ZIP codes sit in New Castle County, which covers 29 ZIP codes in all; 10 of them fall in Wilmington. See the New Castle County roll-up →
Wilmington lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing New Castle County: Bear, Middletown and Hockessin earn more and Newark, New Castle and Claymont earn less. Hockessin marks the far end of that range at $172,696, 89% above Wilmington.
Side-by-side: Compare 19805 vs 19808 →
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19805 | 40,937 | $60,221 | 851 | 2,971 |
| 19808 | 38,442 | $94,234 | 1,913 | 1,061 |
| 19810 | 25,011 | $112,775 | 727 | 1,223 |
| 19802 | 24,621 | $53,812 | 436 | 2,997 |
| 19803 | 21,364 | $135,218 | 1,108 | 655 |
| 19804 | 17,944 | $79,701 | 603 | 927 |
| 19801 | 16,286 | $52,810 | 2,585 | 1,521 |
| 19809 | 14,049 | $81,288 | 503 | 775 |
| 19806 | 9,560 | $88,855 | 424 | 1,915 |
| 19807 | 7,405 | $153,341 | 384 | 146 |
Wilmington roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Wilmington, .